Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0807

Incident date

November 1, 2023

Location

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.538711, 34.495107 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On November 1st 2023, an alleged bombing by an Israeli military aircraft on a house in the northern Gaza Strip on Al Alami area of Jabalia Camp, resulted in at least two injured children and possibly killed another child.

A Palestine Today correspondent, posting to Twitter/X, reported that the house allegedly bombed by an Israeli aircraft belonged to the Mustafa family.

On Twitter/X, Shehab Agency wrote that a number of injured people arrived at the Indonesian Hospital in North Gaza. The post included four images. Two of the images show injured children – a boy and a girl. The third image shows an injured man. In this third photo, the man is walking away from an ambulance, his head and neck bloodied. His presence partially obstructs another individual, who is being carried out of the ambulance on a stretcher. The extent of this individual’s injuries are unknown. The fourth image shows another person covered in blood, whose eyes are closed, largely covered by a blanket, being carried on a stretcher. Twitter/X user Vivalalgerie7 reposted the images.

From these images, Airwars has assessed a minimum fatality toll of zero but a maximum of one to account for ambiguity amongst the casualties, given the possibility that the individual depicted in the fourth image is deceased. As the person appears young, this has been accounted for in the child fatality ranges.

Referencing these photos, Airwars is also assessing the minimum number of civilians injured as four and the maximum as five, as photos one, two, and three clearly show four injured individuals, at least two of whom are children. To account for the possibility that the individual depicted in the fourth image was injured and not killed, the maximum injury toll is five. Though the individual depicted in the fourth photograph is largely covered, it appears that he may be a young boy. As such, the minimum number of children injured is recorded as two, and the maximum is three, in the event that he is in fact a young boy and injured.

Posting to Facebook, Anas al-Sharif, an al-Jazeera Channel news reporter from Jabalia Camp, shared three images of the Mustafa family’s house. The images were reshared widely, with al-Quds Channel citing “major destruction.” From the images, it appears that the Mustafa house was a multi-story house of at least two stories. The second story appears almost entirely destroyed, with concrete rubble and metal rods turning the neighbourhood scene to grayscale.

Where sources mentioned a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

The incident occured at approximately 2:00 pm local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Jabalia Refugee Camp (مخيم جباليا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.538711, 34.495107. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 children0–1 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (26) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 children0–1 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (26) [ collapse]